By Yose Cormier For the second year in a row, a Kitchissippi chef won the Hopewell Eating Disorder Centre’s Breaking Bread Breaking Stigma sandwich competition. Justin Champagne of Bar Lupulus followed in the footsteps of Pat Garland of Hintonburg’s Absinthe Café.. “The event was a ton of fun. […]
Story by Yose Cormier This month, Jennifer Stewart will be leaving the comfort of her Wellington Village home for a week of hiking through the Sahara Desert, complete with Bedouin-style tents, hot days and lots of sand. “I am a little freaked out at the thought of sleeping […]
Submitted by Kathy Bell Where can you find spiders, tacos, cheerleaders, cowdogs and butterflies all together? At the Ottawa Halloween Dog Parade, of course. Doggies, big and small, from all over the city, will sniff d their way to Dovercourt on October 19 and put their paws up […]
Justin Champagne is humbled to be taking part in the Breaking Bread, Breaking Stigma sandwich competition. Photo by Ted Simpson By Paula Roy In his 15 months as Chef de Cuisine at Bar Lupulus, Justin Champagne has made quite an impact on diners at this popular Wellington West […]
Submitted by Carol Paschal – As the year comes to a close, many people reflect on what they can do to help their less fortunate neighbours. We’ve prepared a list of some registered charities in Kitchissippi. Some of these organizations may be familiar – others may not – […]
The 14th annual Spring into Scrabble fundraiser brought Ottawa’s Scrabble enthusiasts together for a full day of fun and charity on March 21. Ottawa Scrabble Club member Pam Hunter, who has competed in Scrabble tournaments throughout Canada and the United States, has been organizing the fundraiser every year […]
By Jack Lawson – The Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral was host to its third annual Borsch Off on Feb. 22, and raised $1,140 for orphans in central Ukraine. Over 70 visitors were on hand to sample 13 different borsch; a soup of Ukrainian origin that is popular in many […]
Dear Editor, My name is Daeva Miles and I am a grade 8 student at Broadview Avenue Public School. My friend, Stephanie Lee, and I saw other people at our school organizing cool things for the students and we wanted to do something as well. We wanted to […]
As part of a medical mission organized by Broken Earth, 30 physicians, registered nurses, and surgeons will head to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 10, 2015 to offer their services, including Dale Lockhart, a registered nurse from Kitchissippi. “We’re headed there to triage those who need care most urgently,” […]
By Megan Curran – A new holiday charitable campaign aims to direct seasonal donations towards an often forgotten group of people in need: homeless pet owners and their animals. “I want to demystify the idea that homeless people shouldn’t have pets, because a lot of people think that,” […]
By Jack Lawson – On Nov. 7, Nepean High School will host its 25th annual Pancake Breakfast to raise money for the Dave Smith Foundation, a local arm of the United Way that focuses on addiction counselling for youth. Tickets will cost $7 in advance and $8 at […]
Dear Editor, I just wanted to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in The Great Canadian Lemonade Standemonium. It was the best way to start the summer. Thanks to over 350 kids across the Ottawa area, we really put a Squeeze on Cancer. The fun-filled […]
Q: I know it’s garage sale season, but this is the time of year I get pretty fed up with the overflowing donation bin in the parking lot of the Dovercourt Recreation Centre. Can something be done about it? Who’s responsible for cleaning it out? A: Well, I can’t […]
The Kitchissippi community is helping a family start over, following a devastating fire at their Tweedsmuir Avenue home. The fire started in the basement of Beth and Marcel Malloch’s home the morning of March 3. No one was injured, but the family has “lost everything” according to recent […]
Submitted by Claudine Wilson Thirteen teams competed in the Westboro Legion’s Trivia Challenge for Charity on February 28, and after the last of the 100 questions had been asked and answered, the three teams that came out on top had won $600 for their charities. Team “Banana Stand” […]
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